Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor northwest Ohio's own Rogers High School women's basketball team on their monumental achievement of winning the Division II State Championship. This breaks a nearly 37- year drought in women's basketball State titles for the city of Toledo. The joy of their victory is shared by everyone in Toledo: the students, coaches, families, friends, teachers, and loved ones. The city even honored the Rams with a ceremony at Promenade Park. Well deserved, Rams. Each member of this team has now chiseled their name into the history books. What a great start for this young generation of future leaders, the players who worked so hard for this. Go Rams. You have made Toledo proud, as you set your sights on excellence. I include in the Record an article written for the Toledo Blade titled, ``Toledo Celebrates Rogers Girls Basketball State Champions.'' Thank you, Rams. [From the Toledo Blade, Apr. 21, 2018] Toledo Celebrates Rogers Girls Basketball State Champions (By Lauren Lindstrom) The whooping cheers, celebratory signs, and ample crowd Saturday made one thing clear: Toledo loves its championship- winning Lady Rams. Rogers High School girls basketball players were feted with a parade through the streets of downtown Toledo and a rally at Promenade Park, where they basked in the admiration of their ardent and vocal fans. The team won the Division II state championship game March 17 in Columbus with a 51-37 victory against Gilmour Academy in Gates Mills, Ohio.…”